Bullying bill draws morality, religious concerns
The State Journal-Register
Groups supporting the legislation include the Illinois State Board of Education, American Civil Liberties Union, Illinois Safe Schools Alliance and the gay rights groups Equality Illinois and The Civil Rights Agenda. Joining the Illinois Family …

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Groups urge FCC to stop prisons from charging 'predatory' phone rates
The Hill (blog)
By Brendan Sasso – 05/20/12 06:25 AM ET A coalition of civil liberties and public interest groups are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to cap the phone rates that prisons can charge inmates. In a letter sent to FCC Chairman Julius …

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Clarke praises the Mail for leading campaign against plans to extend secret …
Daily Mail
Mr Clarke said the paper had done a 'service' by raising concerns from civil liberties groups, MPs and lawyers with its No to Secret Courts campaign. He admitted that 'rather loose' wording in the Justice and Security Green Paper would have led to more …
Attacks on secret hearings 'valid'The Press Association
Judges to decide on secret evidence as Clarke pushes ahead with plansTelegraph.co.uk

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Auburn Journal

A Victory For Civil Liberty
Auburn Journal
Suspension of the most controversial provision in the NDAA was a major and unexpected civil liberties victory. The government must now return to court and argue anew for the contested provisions, or Congress must pass new legislation if it wants the …

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OB Rag

Graves Votes To Fund Troops, Protect Civil Liberties
The Chattanoogan
“While we must continue to wage a vigorous war against terrorism, it can't be at the expense of the civil liberties and rights of American citizens, " Rep. Graves said. "The President of the United States should not have the unprecedented right to hold …
Journalists, Wiki-Leakers, Anti-War Activists Overturn Domestic Military …AlterNet
The FY 13 NDAA Keeps Terrorists Off U.S. Soil without Compromising Civil LibertiesRedState
A Victory for All of UsTruthdig
ProCon.org -The New American
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89.3 KPCC (blog)

LAPD agrees to civil rights protections
89.3 KPCC (blog)
The Muslim Public Affairs Council says it's reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Police Department to prevent civil liberties violations under the city's Suspicious Activity Reporting program. SAR was developed in Los Angeles as a way to help …
LAPD Agrees to Suspicious Activity Reporting ReformsSecurity Management
LAPD to alter policy on data possibly related to terrorismLos Angeles Times

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New York Civil Rights Violation Lawyer from The Perecman Firm Comments on …
U.S. Politics Today
New York civil rights violation lawyer David Perecman comments on a newly released report from the New York Civil Liberties Union that analyzes the race-related aspects of New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk program. NEW YORK, NY, May 19, …

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Civil Liberties in the Digital Age: Weekly Highlights (5/18/2012)
American Civil Liberties Union News and Information (blog)
Each week, we feature some of the most interesting news related to technology and civil liberties that we've spotted from the previous week. "A bill requiring law enforcement agents to obtain a warrant to collect an individual's geolocation data from …

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Canadian Association of University Teachers – Quebec special law violates …
PR Newswire (press release)
Already, the bill has received strong criticism from the Quebec Bar Association, student groups, labour organizations, and civil liberties groups. "Now, more than ever, the rest of Canada needs to be pinning on a red felt square showing their support …

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Patriot Act Memo Will Stay Under Wraps
Courthouse News Service
An attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union, a co-plaintiff in that lawsuit, said that he was still "hopeful" for a more favorable ruling on two other pending requests to unseal related documents that his organization requested separately.
NY Times, ACLU Denied FOIA Bids For Patriot Act ReportLaw360 (subscription)

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